1152

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Events

Europe

* March 4 — Frederick I Barbarossa is elected King of the Germans.
* March 31 - King Baldwin III of Jerusalem exiles his mother Melisande, with whom he has been jointly reigning, to Nablus.
* Eleanor of Aquitaine has her marriage to Louis VII annulled.
* May 18 — Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henry of Anjou.
* The Church of Ireland acknowledges the Pope's authority.
* The archbishopric of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway is established.
* The town of Gorodets (modern Russia) is founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruki.

Africa

* The Almohad Dynasty conquers Algeria.

Asia

* Aladdin of Ghur sacks Ghazni and destroys the Ghaznavid Empire.

Births

* Alfonso II of Aragon (d. 1196)
* Geoffrey, Archbishop of York, bastard son of Henry II of England (approximate date; d. 1212)
* Taira no Tomomori, Japanese soldier (d. 1185)
* Han Tuozhou, Song Dynasty Chinese statesman (d. 1207)
* Sir Edgar the Gentle, knight and courtesan of Henry II of England (d.1188)

Deaths

* May 3 — Matilda of Boulogne, sovereign Countess of Boulogne and queen of Stephen of England (b. 1105)
* Henry of Scotland, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon (b. 1114)
* Raymond II of Tripoli (b. c. 1115)